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R. P. PEARSON.

BOTTLE PASTENER. 7 No. 342,382. Patented May 25, 1886.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT P. PEARSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., ASSIGNOR TO C P. HOSKINS, J.HOWARD ECKEL, AND IVILLIS SHEBLE, ALL OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,382, dated May 25,1886.

Application filed September 9, 1885. Serial No. 113,572. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT P. PEARSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Bottle-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part hereof.

The nature of my invention will fully appear from the followingdescription and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the neck and head ofa bottle pro vided with my improved stopper, the fastening parts of thedevice being made of bent wire, the stopper being represented as closed;Fig. 2, an elevation of the same, showing the fastening device loosedand the stopper sprung ready for opening; Fig. 3, a perspective view ofa modification, showing the upper link or loop of the fastener made of apiece of pierced flat metal, the lower loop being of wire; Fig. 4, asimilar view showing the lower link made of a piece of flat metal, andthe upper one made of wire, forming a loop.

A is the neck-band formed of wire for economy of construction, though itmay be of strip metal; B, a wire stay or brace, jointed to the neck-bandat O at one end, and at the other end secured by a loop, E, to a lug orprojection on the stopper D. This stay may be hooked into the edge ofthe stopper or secured thereto by other means which will suggestthemselves to the mind of an ordinary skilled mechanic.

F is a joint or hinge in the stay B,to permit the stopper to fall orhang freely down beside the neck of the bottle when the latter isopened; I, a wire loop or link engaging with the lug H on the stopper1), to hold the stopper down; J, alower loop or link hinged or jointedat its lower end to the neck-band A I, Fig. 3, a flat metal loop orlink, being a modification of wire link I, Figs. 1 and 2; J, Fig. 4, aflat metal lower link, being a modification of lower link, J, Figs. 1and 2; K, a latch hinged between its ends to the upper ,part of lowerlink or loop, J, and pro vided with a lever end or extension, L. Theother end of thislatch is hinged at its other endto the lower part oflink or loop I.

In the claim I shall call that end of latch K which is hinged tothe'lower end of link Ithe lower end of the latch, as it becomes thelower end when the stopper is closed on the bottle. (See Fig. 1.) Thelower section, L, of latch liis terminated byaring orloop, K, or otherconvenient handle, to facilitate opening the bottle when closed.

The form of link shown at 1, Fig. 3, may be struck by a die out ofsheetmetal, the holes and link being struck out simultaneously. The form oflink shown at J, Fig. 4, may be similarly struck out; but the smallholes would afterward have to be drilled. If, however, it were madethinner, the ends clasping band A could be bent into the hinge form.

M is a rubber cushion secured to the lower surface of the body of thestopper and jamming slightly into the upper inner rim of the bottle whenthe stopper is closed.

It is obvious that the upper end of loop I may be hooked over so as toengage on the upper surface of the stopper, in which case lug II will bedispensed with; but I prefer the loop form shown for the sake of thespring resulting from the bowed sides and bent corners of the loop. Incase I use the fiat link I, I employ the spring or bowed loop J below;or in case the flat or rigid link Jis used, I employ the bent wire loopI above.

The operation is as follows: When the bottle is open, as in Fig. 2, theloop I is thrown over the lug H, and the lever end L of the latch K israised. This lowers the end K and gradually forces the upper end of linkJ and the lower end of link I in toward the bottle. The lift of lever Lis continued until the lower end, K, of the lever enters into the spaceinclosed by the link J, or the opening in the interior of this link, andpasses out beyond the center fulreum or joint of the lever or latch withthe upper end of loop J. (See Fig. 1.) As will be apparent, the springof cushion M, the spring of the bowed sides and bent corners of loop I,and the spring of the bent corners of loop J will all operate to holdthe fastening devices in the position shown in Fig. 1. bottle the motionof the lever L is simply reversed.

The loops I in Figs. 2 and 4. are intended to conform with the loop I inthe lastnamed fig- To open theure. The upper link shown in Fig. 3 is inpractice of about the same length as that shown at I in Fig. 1, and thelower link in said Fig. 3 in practice possesses the same feature ofoutward curvature of the wire composing it as that of the link shown inFig. l. lhe object of this outward curvature is to obtain elasticity orspring of the link, and the links should be long enough when joined asin Fig. 1, to hold the stopper down closely at the closing-point of thelatter, without involving such strain upon the links as would be liableto tear them or destroy their elasticity.

The lengths of the links and the outward curvature of the looped linksnecessary to at tain the objects above mentioned will be evident to themind ofa skilled mechanic, particularly to that of one skilled in theart of male ing wire bottle-stopper fasteners.

That I claim as new is 1. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of theneck-band A with the stay 13, hinged to the band A at C, and secured tothe stopper D at E, substantially as shown, said stay I3 being hinged orjointed at F, to permit the free fall, play, or hang of the stopper,projecting lug H, secured to the stopper, spring-loop I, engaging withlug II, stay J, hinged to the neck-band A at that side of the bottleneckopposite to the stay 13, and latch K, looped through an opening in stayJ, with lever projection Z, the lower end of said latch being hinged tothe lower end of spring-loop I, whereby by the raising of the outer endof the latch the spring-tension of the loop I will hold or lock thelatch in place and secure the stopper, and the reversal of the saidmotion of the latch will release the tension on loop I and permit itsremoval from the lug H, to release the stopper, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the neck-band A with the stayB, hinged to said neck-band at G, and secured to the stopper D at E,substantially as shown, projecting lug H, secuned to thcstoppcr,spring-loop I, engaging with said lug, stay J, hinged to the neck-band Aat that side of the bottleneck opposite to the stay 13, and latch K,looped through an opening in the upper part of stay J, and provided withlever projection or extension L, the lower end of said latch beinghinged to the lower end of spring-loop I, whereby by the raising of theouter end of the latch the spring-tension of the loop I will holdthelatch in place and secure the stopper, and the reversal of said motionof the latch will release the tension on loop I and permit its removalfrom lug H, to release the stopper, substantially as described.

3. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the neek'band A with the stayB, hinged at O to said neck-band and secured to the stopper D at E,substantially as described, lug H, projecting from the stopper, arms orloops J and I, the former hinged to the band A, sub-- 6: stantially asshown, and the latter adapted to engage by its upper end over the lug H,to hold the stopper down, spring-cushion M, and tunibling latch K L,hinged between its ends to the upper end of lower arm or loop J and atits heel or lower end to the lower end of arm or loop I, whereby whenthe stopper is closed, as described, the spring of the cushion M willoperate to lock the latch and hold the stopper closed, substantially asdescribed.

a. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the neck-band A with the stayB, hinged at O to said neck-band and secured to the stopper D at E,substantially as described, lug H, projecting from the stopper, hingedarms J and I, the former hinged to the band A, sub stantially as shown,and the latter adapted to engage over the lug II, to hold the stopperdown, spring-cushion M, and tumbling-latch K L, hinged between its endsto the upper end 8 5 of arm J and at its heel or lower end to the lowerend of arm I, one of said arms, I or J, being a spring-loop intermediatebetween the band A and the lug H, operated by latch K L, to hold thestopper D down, substantially as described.

5. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the neck-band A with the stayB, hinged at C to said neck-band and secured to the stopper D at E,substantially as described, arms J and I, the former hinged to thebandA, substantially as shown, and the latter adapted to engage at itsupper end with the stopper to hold the latter down, spring-cushion M onstopper D, and lock-latch K L, tumbling upwardly to close the stopper,hinged between its ends to the upper end of arm J and at its heel orlower end to the lower end of loop I, whereby when the stopper is closedthe spring of the cushion M will operate to lock thelatch I05 and holdthe stopper D closed, substantially as described.

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